• Journal of Applied Optics
  • Vol. 43, Issue 6, 1107 (2022)
Huaxing PENG1,2, Baojun YAN1,*, Shulin LIU1,3,**, Binting ZHANG1,2, and Wenlu WEI1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 2School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.5768/JAO202243.0604009 Cite this Article
    Huaxing PENG, Baojun YAN, Shulin LIU, Binting ZHANG, Wenlu WEI. Graphical offline analysis software of electron multiplier pulse signals[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2022, 43(6): 1107 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    When the electron multiplier (EM) works in a pulse condition, the discrete signals are output on its anode. Since the electron multiplication process has a certain statistical law, to study the performance parameters of the EM in a pulse condition, the substantive tests and analyses of the pulsed signal output from the anode were required. The photomultiplier tube (PMT) based on a dynode EM was taken as an example, by changing the incident light intensity to make it work in a pulse condition, a high-bandwidth and high-sampling-rate oscilloscope was used to collect its anode output signal. A graphical data analysis software was developed based on Python to perform the offline analysis on a large number of pulse signal data collected by an oscilloscope, and performance parameters such as charge integral spectrum, gain, resolution, post-pulse rate, and leading-edge time of PMT could be obtained. The software adopted a modular structure, and each module could work independently according to the different test requirements. The proposed software can quickly analyze the performance parameters of the EM in a pulse condition, and provides a convenient analysis method for the optimization of the EM fabrication process and its application in the field of weak signal detection.
    Huaxing PENG, Baojun YAN, Shulin LIU, Binting ZHANG, Wenlu WEI. Graphical offline analysis software of electron multiplier pulse signals[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2022, 43(6): 1107
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